WMH-6476:William 1st
Hammered Norman Penny.Wallingford (Oxford)mint:
+SPARTBRAND.ON.P, Sword type (B.M.C. 6, circa 1077-80).Spink 1255.There are x89 William 1st Wallingford coins
listed on the EMC & SCBI database with only three being BMC 6 and non of
those Swartbrand.This is a hugely rare type-mint combination being unrecorded on EMC
& SCBI.£1,295

WMH-6389:William 1st
Hammered Norman Penny.Sandwichmint:
+IELFHEH.ON.SAND, Profile right type (B.M.C. 7).Spink 1256 (listed £3,000 for type and
moneyer in 2017).The rarest of the
William 1st types and from a rare mint town – there are only two
examples of this type and moneyer listed on the EMC and SCBI databases with one
of those being a fragment and the other not as good as this coin.Ex Lord Stewartby,
ex Spink.Excessively
rare and choice.£2,395

WMH-5913:William 1st
Hammered Norman Penny.Salisburymint:
+GODPINE.ON.SIERI, PAXS type (B.M.C. 8).Beautifully toned and from a rare Norman mint town.There has been some speculation of late as to
whether these BMC 8 issues are actually from the reign of William II with one
auction house now actually listing BMC 8 coins as William II.£880

WMH-6123:William 1st
Hammered Norman Penny.Salisburymint:
+OSBERN.ON.SIERI, PAXS type (B.M.C. 8).Beautifully toned and from a rare Norman mint town.There has been some speculation of late as to
whether these BMC 8 issues are actually from the reign of William II with one
auction house now actually listing BMC 8 coins as William II.£880

WMH-6400:William 1st
Hammered Norman Penny.Lewesmint:
+PINRAEP.ON.LEPI, PAXS type (B.M.C. 8).A rare Norman mint town.There has been some speculation of late as to whether these BMC 8 issues
are actually from the reign of William II with one auction house now actually
listing BMC 8 coins as William II.£780

WMH-6097:William “Rufus” II
Hammered Silver Norman Penny.B.M.C.
iv (cross pattée and fleury), circa 1095-98.Spink 1261, North 855.1.26 grams.“+NIREPORÐ ON TAM.Nireworth of Tamworth.Completely
unrecorded type for the Tamworth mint.Completely unrecorded moneyer throughout the entire Norman and
Saxon series for any mint town.An extremely rare mint town for all monarchs, there being only six Norman
and four Saxon pennies in total listed on the EMC database for Tamworth
(obviously none for Wm II type iv).The BMC lists three Norman Tamworth pennies
for Wm II types i & ii only (moneyersBruninc & Culinc).None for type iv.The Elmore-Jones collection had seven Saxon
Tamworth pennies.He also had both the
William II type ii coins mentioned above (Colinc
& Bruninc) in the BMC database as well as a
William 1st Bonnet type ii (Colinc) which
was again the BMC coin.It just goes to
show how good a yardstick the Elmore-Jones collection is because not only is
seven Tamworth Saxon pennies unprecedented in a private collection (a number
greater than the EMC) but he also managed to get both the BMC Tamworth Wm II
pennies (there were only three) as well as a Wm 1st Tamworth penny
which was also in the BMC. The anomaly in the photograph (reverse edge, between
6 and 7 o’clock) which looks like a split or crack is in fact a slight double
strike that you can’t see without a lens (or this highly detailed image).The coin is totally problem-free having no
cracks, chips or repairs.It rings as
well as any coin when dropped.A high grade coin with attractive toning.Sold with several tickets,
one of which is a CNG
ticket from 2014.In terms of
unique coins, this ticks all the boxes.£5,700

WMH-5799:Henry 1st
Hammered Silver Norman Penny.B.M.C.
VI – pointed bust with stars.Full
frontal crowned bust of Henry 1st, vertical sceptre to king’s right,
three large stars to king’s left.GODRIC of Lincoln.This is an
exceptionally rare issue, being struck in AD 1107 only.Whilst B.M.C. VIII is probably harder to
source, B.M.C. VI coins are priced higher in Spink (B.M.C. VI have the highest
valuation for any Henry 1st penny).There are only two B.M.C. VI Lincoln coins listed on the EMC database,
one of which is this coin (reference 2013.0242,
found Market Rasen).A very rare coin.£1,895

WMH-6322:Henry 1st
Hammered Silver Norman Penny.B.M.C.
VII, quatrefoil with piles type.Moneyer:Godwine
of Wallingford.Spink 1268.Whilst Godwine is
recorded as being a moneyer at the mint, Godwine is
NOT known for type 7.This coin
effectively re-writes the reference books.The official test cut at 5 o’clock is as expected.Type 7 coins are rare coins, as are
Wallingford mint coins.A unique coin.£1,995

WMH-5672:Henry 1st
Hammered Silver Norman Penny.B.M.C.
IX, cross in quatrefoil type, 1109 only.Mint and moneyer:DEREMAN of London.Official test cut done before the coin left
the mint.This was to reassure the
public that the coin was genuine (ie silver) and not
a plated counterfeit.Rare
coin.£455

WMH-6423:Henry 1st
Hammered Silver Norman Penny.B.M.C.
XIII, star in lozenge fleury
type, 1121 only.Mint and moneyer:WULFGAR of London.Spink 1274 - one of the rarer of the Henry 1st
fifteen types.Listed at £1,250 but
although this is a London mint coin, the mint-moneyer combination is rare,
there being only two other recorded examples on the SCBI / EMC databases.£1,150

WMH-6321:Stephen Hammered Silver
Norman “Eastern Variant” Civil War Penny.An irregular Lincoln Eastern
variant, Spink 1289 (var), North 904 (var).Obverse bust with unnaturally long hair coming down over the
collar.The initial mark is
extremely large and of an unprecedented, crude design which marries up with the
reverse cross.The S of STEPHANVS is at
90 degrees.Predominantly
course work.The
reverse in an enigma.It appears
as though there were two different dies used as opposed to a single, double
struck die.Moneyer RODGER of Lincoln, reverse
design plain cross with fleurs in angles.The plain cross is of a crude, local design and is not the usual thick,
stumpy neat work cross that other recorded examples exhibit.The reverse cross on this coin is similar to
the unusual obverse initial mark cross.The coin is unclipped and is about the same grade as it left the
mint.Found Mablethorpe
(Eastern England) some time ago.Very
much from local, crude dies and as such, unexpectedly well struck and
undamaged.£1,650

WMH-6323:Stephen Norman Kings’
SALISBURY Hammered Silver Penny.1136-45.CrossMoline (Watford) type.S(TAN)GH(AN:ON:S)A -
Stanung (unusual spelling but variety recorded on
EMC) of Salisbury.Only
two examples of this mint town in the South Kyme
Hoard and three in the Prestwich Hoard.Elmore Jones states,
"...an extremely rare mint of the reign".Joe Bispham has
confirmed attribution.A rare mint town with the added bonus of a quality portrait.£795

WMH-6408:Stephen Norman Kings’
DELCA Mint Hammered Silver Halfpenny.1136-45.CrossMoline (Watford)
type.Willem of DELCA.The
location of this mint remains unknown to this day.There are five recorded examples, all from
the same dies: three from the 1971 Prestwich Hoard (Lankarshire) of 1,065 mainly Stephen pennies (the important
ones such as the DELCA mints all going to major museums and institutions), one
from Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland (NS 9846)
and one from Clifton Reynes, Milton Keynes. M/d find, 2009. (EMC 2009.0267).This coin represents only the sixth known
example.All are the Erased Dies type
(North type 873) having a horizontal line to the right of the sceptre.BNJ 50 (1980), p.51 states:Another coin of
the uncertain mint 'Delca' (Danson
149, given as 'Derby??') has a horizontal line to the right of the king's
sceptre which could be either accidental or a somewhat half-hearted attempt at
defacement (Three 'Delca' coins of the moneyer
Willem, probably from the same reverse die, were found in the Prestwich hoard (Coin Hoards, i
(1975), 92, pi. 20, 4).DELCA
was only operational during Stephen’s Cross Moline (Watford) type
(1136-45).An exceptionally rare mint,
being even rarer than the Tamworth (William II) and perhaps even the Heden (Stephen) mint coins also listed for sale on this
site.£750

Voided
Cross & Stars issue (B.M.C. ii):

WMH-6336:Stephen Norman Kings’
LONDON Hammered Silver Penny.Voided
cross & stars, 1145-50.(+TE)RRI:D:O(N:LVND) – Terri D of London.The
coin was struck unevenly, resulting in a flat area.£900 in VF (2016) - this coin is better than
VF, being not far “off-struck” with a strong portrait of the king – a king that
was weak, unpopular and not even the legitimate monarch.£595

Cross Pommee “Awbridge” issue (B.M.C.
vii):

WMH-6189:Stephen Norman Kings’
HEDON (nr Hull) Hammered Silver Halfpenny.B.M.C.viiAwbridge
type, 1154 – 1158.Gerard
on Hedon.Ex Jon Mann (his ticket), ex Terry
Maudlin collection, ex John Philpot.Hedon mint was only operational for a few
short years.Originally attributed by Dr
Brooke to Hythe, based on the single extant example known at the time:+GERAR ••• :
OИ
: hEDV [E ?]
(Hunterian Collection in Glasgow), Elmore-Jones in
1949 correctly attributed the mint to Hedon, near
Hull.To be fair, Elmore-Jones had the
luxury of examining the second known extant coin at the time, a well struck
penny from the Fred Baldwin collection (+GERARD :
OИ
: hEDVN).Hedon was an
important port for the export of woll to Northern
Europe and the Baltic and the import of furs and other articles.There was a Hedon
mint coin sold through DNW in 1995 but I am unable to ascertain whether that
was the Fred Baldwin coin or not.The
coin offered here is either the third known example or, according to Jon Mann,
either the third, fourth or fifth.Hedon mint was only active during the Stephen B.M.C.viiAwbridge type of 1154 –
1158 and probably only for the very latter part of that period.Gerard is the only moneyer for Hedon.Gerard turns
up in York and Lincoln during the Henry II “Tealby”
and short cross types.York in
particular is geographically close to Hedon.The Hedon mint is
the rarest English Norman mint bar perhaps DELCA.See BNJ 26 (1949).Easily one of the rarest
coins for sale anywhere.Current
thinking is that cut half coins were officially cut at the mint and not by
traders.It is interesting to note that
several Scandinavian countries sell cut half coins at 50% of the price of a
full example, in which case this coin would be close to £4K.Instead, it is realistically offered at £950

WMH-6481:Empress Matilda (Rightful
Norman Heir of Henry 1st) Cardiff Hammered Silver Penny.Cross patonce over
cross fleuree in saltire.Struck 1139-48.Cardiff mint – moneyer Beorhtmaer.Ex Coed-y-Wenallt Hoard (June 1980), ex Spink (1982), ex Baldwin’s (1998), ex Coincraft 2010.[MA]TILLI[S: IMPER:] and [BRIC]MER[:ON:CAIER]D[I].This exact coin is illustrated in Boon (Coed-y-Wenallt
42).100%
unambiguously Matilda.The Coed-y-Wenallt Hoard was small but it trebled the number of
extant Matilda coins overnight.The
coins in this particular hoard were struck from silver that was brittle and as
a result, most coins were found damaged similar to this one.CardiffMuseum repaired (and obviously recorded) this and
all the coins but they did so as a museum should – by making the repair as
obvious as they possibly could.There
are skilled repairers of coins in business these days who
could take this coin and make it so much better.Needless to say they wouldn’t be using cheap
PVA glue!The Coincraft
ticket is imaged here.The coin also comes with a detailed
printout.To illustrate the desirability
and price of Matilda coins, just last year an example of Spink 1326 sold for
£8,000 which was presumably close to £10,000 after commissions.Details of that coin can be seen here.Don’t miss this rare opportunity to own one
of the most iconic and significant Norman coins of the Civil War period.£2,850